Ronnie Jagonik, a graduate of Double A and Arizona Fall League seasonal coaches, and one of only 11 female coaches in professional baseball, was cleaning the blinds one day in October when the phone rang. Josh Barfield was, diamondbacksFarm manager. ADVERTISEMENT After exchanging greetings, Barfield told her, “We want to talk to you about next … Read more
I’ve spent the past few days on the scouting trail, catching a high-profile Saturday non-conference game Arkansas And Baylor And get around tilted on Mondays between Baylor and Texas. It’s a busy scouting week for me, packing in seven games in eight days, but by this time next week, I’ll have seen pretty much every … Read more
More MMQB: Super Bowl-Bound Eagles inspired by their coach | Seven NFL draft prospects to watch in the Senior Bowl | Ten Takeaways: Patrick Mahomes’ Historic Beginning ADVERTISEMENT The training carousel is spinning, and we keep up. The Panthers hired former Colts head coach Frank Reich, leaving slots in Denver, Indianapolis, Houston and Arizona. A … Read more
Something bothered me about the late Bengals defensive penalty kick that ended with Joseph Osai in the AFC Championship game. The judgment was not the right one, or the rule, the reasonable one. It wasn’t because the officials called the penalty kick at such a crucial stage of the game. The definition of a penalty … Read more
More MMQB: Super Bowl-Bound Eagles inspired by their coach | Seven NFL draft prospects to watch in the Senior Bowl | Ten Takeaways: Patrick Mahomes’ Historic Beginning ADVERTISEMENT The training carousel is spinning, and we keep up. The Panthers hired former Colts head coach Frank Reich, leaving slots in Denver, Indianapolis, Houston and Arizona. A … Read more
Early in Damien Chazelle’s new movie BabylonMargot Robbie’s character Nellie LaRue says, “You’re not going to become a star. You’re either one or you’re not. I am.” These lyrics would be just right if they were written for Jazz Chisholm Jr. Marlins which was revealed as the sports cover of the popular baseball video game … Read more
CJ McCollum, who is 31 years old and a decade into his NBA career, is trying his best to be cool in the midst of the chaos. To be the voice of wisdom. To teach the basics. But, well, kids can be stubborn. Right now, McCollum can’t even get through this phone conversation without a … Read more
CJ McCollum, who is 31 years old and a decade into his NBA career, is trying his best to be cool in the midst of the chaos. To be the voice of wisdom. To teach the basics. But, well, kids can be stubborn. Right now, McCollum can’t even get through this phone conversation without a … Read more
1. “And so, I have hesitations about whether this was really a devastating miscarriage?” ADVERTISEMENT This is ex Sunday Night Football The sideline hosts Michelle Tafoya in another previous game Monday Night Football Side host, Lisa Guerrero. Guerrero has released a new book, which was quoted in Sports Illustrated earlier this weekAnd in her autobiography, … Read more
In a nod to the era, left-handed hitting played almost no role in the most important free agent market in history. There were far more rebound candidates than front line players, including the likes of Matt Carpenter, Adam Frazier, Corey Dickerson, Dominic Smith, Eric Hosmer and Jason Heyward. ADVERTISEMENT With A ban on shifts and … Read more